If the Purchased U of M and Inventoried U of M disagree in their base type (Weight, Volume or Each), then an equivalence must be built so that Restaurant365 can properly identify item costs for recipes, stock counts, etc.

Determine if U of M Equivalence is needed

To determine if a different base U of M exists between the Purchasing U of M and Inventory U of M, review the Purchasing tab and Inventory Cost tab to identify the U of M's on the item (for Recipes, you would review the Recipe tab).

Base U of M are the same (Weight = Weight, Volume = Volume, Each = Each)

Scenario 1:

For items where the base Inventory U of M and base Purchase U of M are thesame, no equivalence is required. The U of M Equivalence tab would not need to be updated. See the example screenshots below.

Note: the Purchase U of M appears in the U of M Equivalence tab in it's respective section (in this example, Case - 4/5 LB is a Weight U of M, therefore it appears in the Weight Qty and Weight U of M fields). As long as no values are placed in the Volume or Each section fields, this will not adversely affect our item or it's U of M Equivalence in the system.

For Items where the base Inventory U of M and base Purchasing U of M are not the same, an equivalence will need to be identified. The U of M Equivalence tab will need to be updated. See the example screenshots below.

Example 2

Inventory U of M = Each (Each)

Purchase U of M = Case - 4/5 LB (Weight)

Each ≠ Weight

In this example the Purchase U of M has 4 packs weighing 5 LBS, for a total of 20 LBS. The Inventory U of M is set to Each, meaning the Item is being counted by the individual 5 LB pack. On the U of M Equivalence tab the Weight Qty is set to 5, and the Weight U of M is set to LB. The Each Qty is set to 1, and the Each U of M is set to Each.